The most beautiful lady in the harem

Although there are not many servants in Qin Liuse's palace, there is one advantage: those who can get close to her are all loyal to her and not those who have evil intentions.

Speaking of which, she should also be thankful for the time when she was neglected, which helped her to sift through the sand and weed out many fence-sitters.

Here, in addition to three personal maids, there are also two eunuchs.

One is Xiao Fuzi and the other is Xiao Baozi. They are smaller and have no status. After all, those who have some ulterior motives ran away at that time, leaving only these two who are devoted to the family, but fortunately they are not snobbish.

Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Baozi were only about twenty years old. Many people left at that time, but these two did not, mainly because they were willing to follow Qin Liuse because Lady Qin treated them as human beings.

They entered the palace when they were young and have seen the fickleness of human nature. Their parents sent them in for money, cutting off their roots. In the harem, they live worse than dogs.

They had been doing rough labor since they were young, and in winter, their hands and feet were unsightly, cracked, and rougher than the wall. Later, when they gained experience, they began to serve the nobles in the palace of the previous dynasty, but they still lived worse than dogs.

They know that their lives are worthless and they are born inferior to others, but who doesn't want to live a better life than they do now?

When Emperor Yongjia ascended the throne, they changed their master and were assigned to Shuyuexuan.

Lady Qin would not beat or scold them, nor would she directly call them eunuchs or rootless people.

When the new emperor first entered the palace and was assigned to Concubine Qin, they thought that such a beautiful mistress must be spoiled and domineering and extremely difficult to serve.

As a result, all day long, apart from doing some work, Lady Qin didn't order them to do any work at all.

I didn't show any love to them for such a long time, so I didn't take it out on them.

One day, the two men went into the house to pack their things. Lady Qin saw that the skin on their hands was cracked, and she gave them ointment.

When they received the ointment that day, Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Baozi immediately kowtowed to Qin Liuse.

The two returned to the side room, wiping their hands and crying. In this life, their own mother had never been so good to them. They thought to themselves that they would definitely follow Concubine Qin in the future.

So even though Concubine Qin was neglected by the emperor for a while, they did not leave. Although such days were dull, they were indeed the best time they had in the palace.

In the harem, a peaceful and peaceful life is the best blessing.

Therefore, Xiao Fuzi and Xiao Baozi came in handy at this time.

Mingyue and Qingqing Zijin looked familiar, but neither of them was suitable to wander around the palace, so the task of following Imperial Physician Zhang was given to Xiao Fuzi.

Xiao Fuzi is small, inconspicuous, and has an ordinary face, similar to many eunuchs in the palace. When he is wearing eunuch clothes, it is really difficult to recognize who he is if you don't look carefully.

Xiao Fuzi went to the gate of the Imperial Medical Bureau early in the morning and waited. He found out that it was not Imperial Physician Zhang who was on duty yesterday, so Imperial Physician Zhang would definitely come to the palace today.

Sure enough, when the time came, Imperial Doctor Zhang came into the palace.

The daily work of the imperial physician, in addition to waiting in the Imperial Hospital, is to routinely check the pulse of the nobles in the harem.

So after Doctor Zhang finished dealing with the chores at the Imperial Hospital, he carried his medicine box and went to the harem.

Xiao Fuzi followed all the way, and followed for a whole morning. She then sent Doctor Zhang back to the Imperial Hospital before returning to Shu Yuexuan.

Qin Liuse asked, "Tell me in detail where he went and when."

Xiao Fuzi did not miss any link. First, she went to Concubine Dong, then to the beauties... and finally to the Empress Dowager Dong's palace.

Qin Liuse's brows moved. "How long has he been in the Queen Mother's Palace?"

"It took nearly half an hour." Xiao Fuzi said.

This is such a coincidence. Today, Qin Huaijin went to the Empress Dowager Dong’s palace to pay his respects.

Besides, it doesn't take so long to check a person's pulse normally.

After all, the imperial physician is a foreign man, and he has to be cautious when interacting with concubines.

Xiao Fuzi whispered again, "My beauty, guess, I am still outside the Queen Mother's Palace, who did I see?"

Qin Liuse drank the tea in his hand and asked, "Who?"

Xiao Fuzi paused and said, "There is also Consort Wen."

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Today, Doctor Zhang indeed stayed in Empress Dowager Dong's palace the longest. Naturally, he was not there to see a patient. Taking the pulse was just an excuse.

When Imperial Physician Zhang arrived at the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace, Consort Wen and Concubine Qin were already there.

It wasn't the first time they met, so they weren't too reserved. After they exchanged greetings, Wen Zhaoyi asked, "Uncle, how is it? Is Zhang Baolin safe?"

Concubine Wen and Empress Dowager Dong are from the father's side, while Qin Huaijin and Empress Dowager Dong are relatives from the mother's side.

However, if Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin are counted, the relationship is already beyond the fifth degree of kinship, so they are not relatives. Only with the Empress Dowager Dong can they be barely considered relatives.

Doctor Zhang replied, "Madam Zhaoyi, Zhang Baolin's pulse is fine."

After hearing this, Wen Zhaoyi curled her lips and could only say that she was satisfied, but not quite satisfied.

The reason he was satisfied was that he hadn't exerted any strength yet, so if Zhang Baolin's fetus was unstable, it would be easy to detect. The reason he was dissatisfied was that he was afraid her pulse was too stable and he couldn't move her.

Empress Dowager Dong sat in the main seat and asked, "I heard from Consort Wen that Zhang Baolin is pregnant. Is that true?"

Just as Doctor Zhang said "yes", there was a loud noise on the ground, the sound of a teacup breaking.

Qin Huaijin's hands were about to break, and his voice was shaking with anger, "She couldn't be killed even if she fell from such a high place."

The Empress Dowager Dong slightly closed her eyes and chanted "Amitabha Amitabha". Then she said, "Zhang Baolin was originally a maid, doing rough work, so her body will naturally be stronger."

Qin Huaijin cursed in his heart, "How vulgar!" Then he asked, "Doctor Zhang, what do we do now? Can this be done properly?"

Doctor Zhang said, "Yesterday, Shu Yuexuan asked someone to come and ask for the doctor. I saw the name of Lady Qin, so I hurried over. I didn't expect that the person lying on the bed was Zhang Baolin. But I think no one would suspect anything, and there is nothing wrong with the prescription."

Qin Huaijin was a little anxious, "Then why is she still fine? Why didn't she slip?"

Doctor Zhang said respectfully, "Talented man, this matter cannot be rushed. Something has to happen to Lady Qin and Shu Yuexuan. We have to avoid revealing our true colors, and Lady Qin has to get into trouble herself. If we act suddenly, it will easily become our fault."

Wen Zhaoyi was actually anxious. If she waited until Zhang Baolin's leg healed and he could walk and returned to her palace, and then she took action, then the blame would fall on her. "Are you sure, uncle?"

Doctor Zhang swore solemnly, very confident in his medical skills, "Replying to Empress Zhaoyi, I dare not say it is 100%, but it is 99% certain."

Qin Huaijin half-closed her eyes, and after Doctor Zhang left, she complained unhappily, "How come she got pregnant after only one time with me?" They had slept with each other many times, but there was no sign of anything.

Empress Dowager Dong said leisurely while drinking tea, "This is how everyone has their own destiny. Some people want children but never get them, while for others, children are forced into their wombs as if by God. It's all destiny."

Qin Huaijin knew that this touched upon the wounds of the Empress Dowager Dong. The Empress Dowager had served the late Emperor for so many years, but she only had one princess and no prince. Otherwise, she would not have been on equal footing with the Empress Dowager Xi.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Dong waved her hands and said, "It's okay. I've let it go after all these years. I'm not pregnant, but you guys should try harder and give birth to children for the emperor. Only then can you stand up straight in the harem."

Wen Zhaoyi bit her back teeth in hatred, "She got there first. I heard about it that night, but I only heard about it once. How could she get pregnant?"

Empress Dowager Dong narrowed her eyes and said, "The emperor is only thirty-two this year, which is the age of Long Yang's physical strength. It is normal for him to get pregnant in one go."

Putting it this way, it seems that Wen Zhaoyi, who has served for many years, is not quite normal.

The Empress Dowager Dong laughed and said, "You have been favored for so many years. I thought you could capture the emperor's heart, but I never thought that now the emperor has been seduced by the beauty Qin."

Concubine Wen had always wanted to keep Emperor Yongjia in her palace day and night, but although Emperor Yongjia doted on her, he did not treat her like he did Qin Liuse. It was said that she moaned for water five times in one night.

As for this?

You don't have to think about it to know how seductive that woman is.

The Empress Dowager Dong originally didn't want to touch the flesh in Zhang Baolin's belly. "Amitabha, do you really want to make things difficult for this child? Zhang Baolin is in your palace. She is of low status. You can just treat the child as your own. When the child is born, you can take it to your side and raise it. The Emperor will certainly come over to sit with her from time to time."

Wen Zhaoyi didn't consider this matter at all. Although she could carry the baby to her, she was only 23 years old and had plenty of opportunities to give birth to the baby herself.

If Zhang Baolin gave birth to a prince, he would be the second son of Emperor Yongjia. She would surely be rich and glorious. Regardless of whether she could raise the child herself, she would definitely be given a title.

Wen Zhaoyi didn't want to take the risk and just carried Zhang Baolin up.

Qin Huaijin thought so too, but her focus was different from Wen Zhaoyi's.

Wen Zhaoyi was afraid that Zhang Baolin would become the host and surpass her as the host.

Qin Huaijin felt that this was a good opportunity to frame Qin Liuse and he should not miss it.

By then, Zhang Baolin would have lost his child and Qin Liuse would have fallen out of favor, which would have killed two birds with one stone and would have made people very happy.

So after hearing what the Empress Dowager Dong said, Qin Huaijin immediately said, "For such a lowly person, the emperor's favor to her is already a blessing she has earned in several lifetimes. Don't let her taint the royal bloodline."

Qin Huaijin knew that Zhang Baolin was originally a peasant girl. When she was a child, her parents sold her as a slave because of bad luck in her life, the crops failed and the family had no food.

How could such a lowly bloodline be suitable to give birth to offspring for Emperor Yongjia?

Wen Zhaoyi also said, "Empress Dowager, I don't want to snatch a son from others! If I want to give birth, I can give birth myself. But Concubine Qin, when has the Empress Dowager seen the Emperor treat people so well? If such a woman stays in the harem, she will definitely be a disaster in the future! She seduces the Emperor!"

To be honest, Qin Liuse is nominally a relative of the Empress Dowager Dong. The Empress Dowager Dong should be happy that she is favored.

But after learning that Qin Liuse was just a concubine's daughter raised in a merchant family from Yangzhou, the Empress Dowager Dong changed her mind.

Since they are not from her own clan, and judging from the two sisters, they are not on good terms with each other, the Empress Dowager Dong naturally has to make a choice. Every woman in the harem calls each other sisters, but how many of them are real sisters?

Qin Liuse is favored, but firstly, she is not one of them. Secondly, judging from recent days, she is not easy to control. She was made a concubine so quickly, which shows that she is not a simple person.

Being favored is good, but if you are favored but disobedient, that is a different matter.

It is better to feed away the chess piece that does not obey orders.

"Whatever." Empress Dowager Dong sighed, "I don't want to get involved in the affairs of you young people. Zhang Baolin was of humble status. She gave birth to a prince, which was unfair to the emperor and the prince for having such a mother."

The Empress Dowager Dong has been around for so many years, and it is certainly not for nothing. "I don't allow you to do this, but Concubine Qin does not look like someone who can assist the emperor. You can make trouble, but don't cause anyone to die."

This is clearing yourself of the blame.

Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin said "yes" repeatedly.

"You two are both lovely and favored by the emperor, so don't compete for favor like the other concubines in the harem. Work together to win over the emperor, and then there will be no need for other concubines." The Empress Dowager Dong was advising Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin.

Emperor Yongjia was in his prime, and it was obviously unrealistic for him to have only one favorite concubine. However, it would be different if there were two who worked together.

In fact, Qin Huaijin and Wen Zhaoyi did not agree with this statement in their hearts. There was only one position of queen, and both of them were arrogant people. Neither of them would submit to the other and both wanted to climb up.

But now there are so many people blocking the way ahead, so of course we have to cooperate first, and then wait until we are tit-for-tat before we can draw our swords against each other.

By that time, the Empress Dowager Dong would either be gone or already an old woman, so how could she influence them?

Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin said in unison, "We will listen carefully to the Queen Mother's instructions."

After leaving the Empress Dowager Dong's palace, Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin walked back and forth. Suddenly, he turned his head and asked her, "Lady Qin, is Concubine Qin your sister after all? You are doing things for me like this, is it a conspiracy?"

In the palace, apart from Qin Liuse herself, only Qin Huaijin knew that Qin Liuse was not Qin Huaijin's biological sister.

Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. Qin Huaijin will not tell anyone about this.

Qin Huaijin smiled faintly, with a delicate and innocent face, "To answer Empress Zhaoyi, it is precisely because we are sisters that we did not grow up together. She was not born or raised by my mother, but was raised by a young woman, so it is either she or me, or I or she."

Qin Huaijin blinked his innocent deer eyes and said pitifully, "I treat her as my own sister, but when did she ever treat me as her own sister? They say we are both rich and powerful, but she is favored, but has she ever mentioned me in front of the emperor? Rewards were sent to her room like water, but when did she ever think of me?"

"That day, the emperor came to Shu Yuexuan to see her, but she didn't let me in. Later, when the emperor was leaving, she didn't know to keep him. She herself was incapable of serving him, but why didn't she let the emperor sit in my room? It's obvious that she doesn't think highly of me."

Wen Zhaoyi thought about the fact that the emperor rarely visited her palace because of Qin Liuse, so she said coldly, "A seductive woman who monopolizes the emperor should not be in the harem."

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